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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Michael Brock, Sports Information Intern

Men’s Tennis Swamps Seattle, 4-0

Zags (6-4) sweep Redhawks for second time

SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's tennis routed Seattle on Saturday, sweeping the Redhawks 4-0 at the Stevens Center.

Starting with doubles, Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves and Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw each won 6-3 to claim the point for the Bulldogs. Tom Dunlop/Gus Krauel were leading 5-2 when the dual moved to singles.

The Zags clinched the overall match with dominant singles victories from Dunlop (6-0, 6-2), Diego Herrera (6-2, 6-3), and Branchetti (6-2, 6-2). When the dual ended, three singles bouts were stopped — Ampaw (4-6, 0-3), Reeves (7-6, 1-1), and Fairclough (6-3, 5-1).

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs stay home tomorrow, hosting Idaho (March 2, 2 p.m.) at the Stevens Center. For those unable to attend, live video and stats will be available at GoZags.com.

MATCH NOTES
- Gonzaga men's tennis is 6-4 this spring season, with other wins against Eastern Washington (twice), Seattle, Montana State, and Montana.
- The Bulldogs have won two straight, after beating No. 69 Montana last weekend.
- GU is now 5-1 at the Stevens Center.
- The Zags also swept the Redhawks in Seattle on Jan. 25.
- Seattle is now 1-4 this season, with the lone victory against Sacramento State (4-3 on Feb. 7).

3/1 Dual Results:
Gonzaga 4, Seattle 0


Doubles
1. Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw def. Filip Stipic/Jun Sasagawa (SU), 6-3
2. Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves def. Yuan Lu/Yu-Han Hsieh (SU), 6-3
3. Tom Dunlop/Gus Krauel vs. Veselin Kiselkov/Michael Frank (SU), 5-2 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 2, 1

Singles
1. Giovanni Branchetti def. Filip Stipic (SU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Kai-Luca Ampaw vs. Veselin Kiselkov (SU), 4-6, 0-3 (unfinished)
3. Nicholas Reeves vs. Yuan Lu (SU), 7-6, 1-1 (unfinished)
4. Jay Fairclough vs. Michael Frank (SU), 6-3, 5-1 (unfinished)
5. Tom Dunlop def. Dario Ristovski (SU), 6-0, 6-2
6. Diego Herrera def. Yu-Han Hsieh (SU), 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1
 
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